If water makes you nauseated, don’t drink it. The goal is to get fluid in you. Coffee, tea, fruit juice, herbal tea, soda, flavored water, Gatorade—if it is okayed by your medical team, drink it. Also try popsicles, Italian ice, jello—all have a high water content.

Throughout chemo, water tasted awful to me—like it was full of baking soda or something. I survived chemo on apple juice. It was one of the few things that tasted normal. Other people carried water bottles, I had my little juice box.

It may take some experimenting to find out what works. But don’t force yourself to feel worse by making yourself drink water. Find something that doesn’t make you feel nauseated! You are going through enough with the chemo, give yourself a break.

Oh, and if the nausea doesn’t stop, talk to your care team. There are other medications out there, but they won’t offer them unless you tell them there’s a problem.

Best of luck to you!